Katy glanced at Jackie and then up at me. She spoke very softly. "There's nobody there."

"What? You're home alone on Thanksgiving weekend?"

She looked around at the gathering as Cindy and Louise sat on the coffee table in front of the couch. "It's just my mom and me. We were together for Thanksgiving, but she went away earlier today for the weekend with her new boyfriend and won't return until Sunday night."

Yes! Oh, yes! I was going to work this one over this weekend! "Good. You will stay here for the rest of the weekend." She looked up at me quickly when I said that. "I want you...